TAROT Discovery of the Ia supernova PSN J11290437+1714095 in UGC 6483
ATel #5666; D. Turpin, A. Klotz (Institut de Recherche en Astrophysique et Planetologie, France), F. Vachier, G. Sautot (Institut de Mecanique Celeste et de Calcul des Ephemerides, France)
on 16 Dec 2013; 09:39 UT
Distributed as an Instant Email Notice Supernovae
Credential Certification: Alain KLOTZ (alain.klotz@free.fr)
Subjects: Optical, Supernovae
From images taken on 2013 December 11.09
with the TAROT Calern telescope
D. Turpin reports the discovery of a
supernova in UGC 6483, R=16.0. The presence of the supernova
was confirmed from images taken
by F. Vachier, G. Sautot with the 1 meter
telescope at Pic du Midi Observatory and they
locate the supernova at R.A. =
11h29m04s.44, Decl. = +17o14'08".9 (equinox 2000.0)
which is offset of 30" E and 15" N from the
nucleus of UGC 6483.
The supernova has been identified by Childress et al.
(ATEL 5656) as a type Ia 91-T like near maximum.
The supernova is measured in images
taken by TAROT on 2013 Dec. 16.18 at
magnitude R=16.3.
